The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-10
Saturday, December 10, 1887
children,s rings at rarrish's.

Buy your wedding rings from Par
rish.
As Christmas approaches the fat tur-
key trembles.
j. W. Parrish has solid sterling sill
yer-ware.
"A first-class store room for rent. See
notice elsewhere.
Barton still holds the lead in the
ayorite &c cigar. Try them.
New London avenue is being i'm
proved by placing crushed rock on it.
An town taxes not paid by Jan. LIST,
3 per cent. will be added to the amount.
1t is pity that all our coal dealers
haven't coal for sale just now.
The latest report from Old Kris says
that he is getting ready to make his big
journey.
-Rodger Bros, silver-plated ware at
Parrish's
During this week one year ago there,
was heavy snow snow and plenty Of
seighing. \
Remember that you can buy no bet
ter goods in any city than you can from
]. W. Parrish.
B. ORourke keeps an excellent res
taurant under Exchange Building. Good
meals or lunches.
j. T. Mullin & Son have a new al
in this issue. Also Browning, King 4
Co. Read what they say. \
"A young man of this town while adj
miring a very pretty powder puff, inno-
Gently inquired if it was a "dabher."
Freight rates have been raised three
cents, we understand, on the F., w. & b.
r.. They were high enough before.
You can't make a better Christmas
present to your friends than to subscribe
for the THE LEDGER and send it to them.
&C. C. Choate has laid in some fine
cigars and smokers goods for Christmas
gifts. "Clayte" knows how to please
the people.
-Mackey & Chandler will hold their
last cattle sale of 1887 at the Kimbleville
drove-yards, to-day. Sale to commence
at o'clock sharp.
For fine groceries, for fresh candies,
for Christmas toys, go to Rankin Arm
slrong's. See his big adj in this ISSUE
and it will tell you ALL
An excursion of five Monarch cars
passed through here Tuesday, on the b.
& o. Railroad. There was a large party
ofexcursionists enroute for Florida
-Chestertown, Md, will have trot-
ting course next year, and in all probable
ity the Worton Fair managers will COM
bine with the Chestertown track mana
gers
The storeroom of n. NJ. Motherall on
Main street is full of first class goods. lie
has full line of boots and shoes, hats
and caps, and everything else kept in a
first-class store.
Mrs. S. A. Roach now serves the
best of oysters in all styles. Nothing so
pacifes a craving appetite as a first class
stew or fry of oysters. Mrs. Roach's is
the place to get them.
The West Grove Independent came
to us printed on cherry colored paper.
1t has entered upon its fourth year and
we wish it continued prosperity. It is
iirst-class paper and one of our best
exchanges.
1t is q remarkable fact that if one
young man says he can jump certain
distance, or run so fast, or jump so high,
there is always some one near who
could easily out-do all the feats named,
or else knew some one who could do it.
-Minnehaha Tribe, No. % Improved
Order of Red Men of this town, have Sc
cured the great humorist, Frank A.
Comfy, who will appear at Red Mems
Hall, Newark, on Wednesday evening,
Dec. IA. See posters for all particulars.
-Supt. 1. N. Mills of the Delaware
Division Railroad, has presented his
check of 500 to the Middletown Hose,
Hook and Ladder Co., and the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Co., will give as
much more it is said What pity Mr..
l. N. NJ. does not live in Newark.
D. II. Mackey, who holds the res
ponsible position of Chief Dispatcher on
the Delaware Railroad, was in town Sat
urday, and while here paid us a brief but
pleasant call. Mr.. Mackey was accom-
panied by his mother and they were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen r.
Choate.
The case of Edward Lawler VS.. the
p. w. & b. Railroad Company, which
was to have been tried this week, has
been compromised, and it is said Law
Ter gets $4,000, besides counsel fees
which were probably as much more. AL
bert Constable, Esq, of Elkton was one
oil the plaintiffs counsel. With him the
railroad company generally tries to effect
a compromise.
Twins Il Bro, furniture dealers, 55
North I'd ST., Philadelphia, in this issue
calls the attention of their friends 10
"Christmas Presents" which they are
Offering at very low rates Will G. Laws
who is well known in Newark and vic
unity, is chief clerk at this bouso ,.,.1
will be glad to sec any and all of his
friends. He will sell them great bar.
gains. Don't forget to stop in when Won
next visit Philadelphia.
There are few Of the colored peo-